The Spanish model of devolution and regional governance

Evolution, Motivations and Effects on Policy Making

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6327809
AutoresCésar Colino (0000-0002-9352-705X, Departamento de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (Political Science and Public Administration), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spanish National Distance University), Madrid, Spain, autor correspondente)
Ano2008
Volume36
Fascículo4
Páginas573-586
Data de publicação2008-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolicy & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442
EditoraBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/147084408x349792
OpenAlexW2079021023
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13

The Spanish model of decentralisation was originally devised to achieve cultural-political recognition for some regions and democracy and economic development for all. This article examines how this approach has evolved since the 1970s and the effectiveness of Spain's regional governance institutions. It concludes that regionalisation has been managed relatively well. Nonetheless, ambiguities surround the relations between tiers of government and questions remain about the institutional capacity of regional bodies and the extent of their discretion over decision making and the allocation of resources

Bureaucracy · Corporate governance · Decentralization · Democracy · Devolution (biology · Discretion · Economic system · Economics · Government (linguistics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regionalisation · Sociology · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Sciences and Policies